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State | Statute | Description/Statute Name | Statutory language | Type of poverty penalty or poverty trap | Level of offense | Mandatory | |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2206(2) | Fine and costs; commitment until paid; installments; deduction from bond; suspension or revocation of motor vehicle operator’s license |
(2) If the court or magistrate determines, pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, that an offender is financially unable to pay such fines or costs in one lump sum but is financially capable of paying in installments, the court or magistrate shall make arrangements suitable to the court or magistrate and to the offender by which the offender may pay in installments. The court or magistrate shall enter an order specifying the terms of such arrangements and the dates on which payments are to be made. When the judgment of conviction provides for the suspension or revocation of a motor vehicle operator’s license and the court authorizes the payment of fines or costs by installments, the revocation or suspension shall be effective as of the date of judgment.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | Yes |
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Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 1355.14A | Payment of costs of representation--Fee schedule |
At the time of pronouncing the judgment and sentence or other final order, the court shall order any person represented by an attorney employed by the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System + See moreor a defense attorney who contracts or volunteers to represent indigents pursuant to the provisions of the Indigent Defense Act to pay the costs for representation in total or in installments and, in the case of installment payments, set the amount and due date of each installment.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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Oklahoma | 22 Okl.St.Ann. § 983B | Imprisonment or recommendation of suspension of driving privileges for failure to pay fines, costs, fees, or assessments--Hearing--Installments |
After a judicial determination that the defendant is able to pay the fine, cost, fee, or assessment in installments, the court may order the fine, cost, fee, or assessment to + See morebe paid in installments and shall set the amount and date for each installment.
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Payment plan/installment plan | All | No |
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